Zen On, "Bressan", alto in F, Baroque double-hole, 442 Hz, plastic with white decorative rings

The recorder with the model number G-1A-ZEN, manufactured by Zen-On, is a recorder that never fails to bring joy whenever you play it.
This is down to the clever combination of its ingenious design and the expressive potential of the plastic material used.

The material used in this instrument is particularly impressive due to its unique qualities. Its characteristics can be summarised as follows: .

The scale

The internal bore of the instrument has a slightly cylindrical-conical profile. This type of bore profile gives the model its characteristic sound.
In general, instruments with a wider bore sound warmer, fuller, more fundamental and are therefore better suited to ensemble playing than recorders with a narrower scale.

For which musical styles is the instrument best suited?

Plastic is ideally suited to instruments used primarily for Baroque music, though other styles are also possible.

Who is this recorder aimed at?

It follows that plastic recorders are particularly suitable for ambitious amateur players and advanced players. Another rule of thumb is that, in most cases, a better instrument makes learning more enjoyable than a supposedly cheap one.

The windway of the recorder

The windway is the area in the head of the instrument where the player’s breath is shaped into a thin air column. This air column forms the basis for the instrument’s sound production. In interaction with the labium, the air column generates the vibration that produces the flute’s tone. The shape of the windway is therefore one of the key factors determining the range of sound variations the instrument can produce.

The windway of the G-1A-ZEN model by Zen-On is shaped as follows: curved and conical.
Conical windways accelerate the airflow more than cylindrical ones.
Windways are extremely complex in their geometric design, and many parameters influence one another.

fingering

The Zen-On G-1A-ZEN model is manufactured with the following fingering: Baroque double-hole.

Multi-piece construction

The design of a woodwind instrument in terms of its modular construction influences in many ways the way in which the recorder can ensure, in daily use, on the one hand, straightforward handling in terms of easy assembly and, on the other hand, safe transport.
This is particularly important when carrying larger instruments or several instruments at once.
Experienced ensemble players know this all too well.

Packaging and accessories

This model comes as standard with a case and the appropriate accessories:

Hygiene tips

If the instrument is lent out frequently, it is advisable to sterilise the mouthpiece area regularly to ensure it remains hygienically safe. In such cases, Flautisept has proven effective for cleaning. You can find Flautisept in our collection. It is suitable for the following surfaces:

1. Varnished surfaces
2. RESONA
3. Untreated wooden surfaces
4. Waxed surfaces
5. Alcohol-stained surfaces
6. ABS plastics
7. Glazed surfaces
8. Linseed oil-treated surfaces

To be on the safe side, however, please test the product on an inconspicuous area before use to ensure that it does not cause any adverse effects on your instrument.

Optional information on keys

It is not always possible to drill tone holes in places on the instrument that are easy to play with the fingers. Particularly with larger recorders, tone holes are, for acoustic reasons, not ergonomically accessible. On such instruments, the instrument maker fits keys which make playing considerably easier, or indeed make it possible in the first place.
The G-1A-ZEN instrument features the following keys: . This makes it comfortable to play even for players with smaller hands.

Recommendations for choosing a new recorder

How to find your next instrument with ease
Seek expert advice!
However, under no circumstances should you let ‘generally accepted’ rules – such as ‘brand XY is completely unsuitable for ensemble playing or for professionals’ – stop you from trying out a recorder for yourself. Your taste is as unique as you are. Therefore, only you can decide which construction method makes you personally happy.
Our recommendation is therefore: try out different models that you’ve never played before. You’ve got nothing to lose.